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Richard, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantagenet by virtue of being a direct male-line descendant of Edmund of Langley, King Edward III 's fourth surviving son.
Richard, 3rd duke of York (born Sept. 21, 1411—died Dec. 30, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng.) was a claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York.
Feb 15, 2020 · Richard, 3rd Duke of York (l. 1411-1460 CE) was the richest man in England and one of the nobles who sparked off the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE), a dynastic dispute that rumbled on for four decades between several English kings, queens, and barons.
Richard, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses.
Jan 13, 2022 · Richard 3rd Duke of York (1411 – 1460) Claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455-87) between the houses of Lancaster and York; he controlled the government for brief periods during the first five years of this struggle.
Becoming Lord of the North, 1452–1483. Richard Plantagenet was born on 2 October at Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire. His father, Richard 3rd duke of York was heir presumptive to King...
Mar 21, 2021 · Richard of York was the third Duke of York and one of the most important men in Late Medieval England. A political giant during the reign of his cousin, Henry VI, the Duke’s clashes with Queen Margaret of Anjou and her supporter, Edmund Beaufort, the Duke of Somerset led to the Wars of the Roses and two of the Duke of York’s sons, Edward IV ...
He was 3rd Duke of York, 4th Earl of Cambridge, 6th Earl of March, 2nd Earl of Rutland and 7th Earl of Ulster as well as holding a host of lordships. The wealthy Mortimer inheritance helped resolve the debts that had mired the dukedom of York since Edward’s time, leaving it all but bankrupt.
Richard, 3rd Duke of York was a leading magnate of the 15th century. He led opposition to the Council of Henry VI prior to the Wars of theRoses.
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York. His Royal Highness, Claimed King of England and France, Lord Protector of Ireland and England, 3rd Duke of York and Yorkshire. Richard Plantagenet was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses.
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